ポリアンドリー

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Meanings

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rare term

Anthropological term for a marriage system where one woman has multiple husbands. Rare in general Japanese; the native term 一妻多夫 is more common.

一いっ妻さい多た夫ふ
The native Japanese term for polyandry, more commonly used than the loanword ポリアンドリー.
ポリガミー
Refers to polygamy in general; ポリアンドリー is specifically polyandry (one wife, multiple husbands).

Loanword from English 'polyandry', ultimately from Greek roots 'poly-' (many) and 'andr-' (man).